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Control Quotes

Control is easier to want than to keep.

This page leans into control as it relates to information — encrypted files that let you choose what to surrender, the digital trails automated crawlers can piece together — alongside a more personal admission about having no control over public recognition. See our Controlling quotes for a related angle.

From childhood, we're trained to be a certain way, to behave a certain way - so that the power base can control us, really. And punk and drag are completely outside of that.

Quotes by RuPaul

This is the law of God by which He makes His way known to man and is paramount to all human control.

Quotes by Rufus King

I work when I work, and that is often dictated by the things I cannot control.

Quotes by Rumaan Alam

You can't control what's going to happen to the book you're about to publish.

Quotes by Rumaan Alam

A man should control his life. Mine is controlling me.

Quotes by Rudolph Valentino

Defense is the thing we can control and bring every night. But I want to be great on both ends.

Quotes by Rudy Gobert

The expansion of the market creates a need for enhanced and more regular supply, and this in turn impels commercial capital to acquire control of production as well.

Quotes by Rudolf Hilferding

Life shows us all the time, really and truly, that you're not in control of most things, but at the same time, the things that you are able to control, you should definitely hold on to that. But it's okay...

Quotes by Rozonda Thomas

In the case of the Democrats' 2009 budget request, the statement of need could not have been articulated any clearer: We need more spending, historic new tax hikes, and greater control over the way American families live their lives.

Quotes by Roy Blunt

The majors, they have to control the distribution, the record outlets, the radio and, in some cases, even the venues. And downloading and pirating have also put pressure on the majors.

Quotes by Roy Ayers

I own 100% of everything because I like to control what I do.

Quotes by Roustam Tariko

Birth control that really works - every night before we go to bed we spend an hour with our kids.

Quotes by Roseanne Barr

The more fears that we're exposed to, the more fears that we are handling every single day, asks us to exert more and more control over our lives.

Quotes by Rosemarie DeWitt

I tend to spiral out of control if I'm not working. I get panicked and don't know what to do with myself.

Quotes by Rose Byrne

Where I am now, you're very much at everybody else's mercy. You have no control over your career in a lot of ways. It's just important to know what your own goals are, because that's empowering.

Quotes by Rose Byrne

All I can control is myself and just keep having a positive attitude.

Quotes by Rose Namajunas

There's a mental health problem in the sense that people are so afraid of the stigma that they don't get help. But there's absolutely a gun control problem in the country.

Quotes by Rosalynn Carter

When I was first lady, I worked to call attention to the plight of refugees fleeing Cambodia for Thailand, I visited Thailand and witnessed firsthand the trauma of parents and children separated by circumstance beyond their control.

Quotes by Rosalynn Carter

Though foreign loans are indispensable for the emancipation of the rising capitalist states, they are yet the surest ties by which the old capitalist states maintain their influence, exercise financial control, and exert pressure on the customs, foreign and commercial...

Quotes by Rosa Luxemburg

Of course, Mississippi participates in federal matching programs for everything from preserving the post-Civil War home of Jefferson Davis to beaver control.

Quotes by Ronnie Musgrove

Frequently Asked Questions

Is there a quote about data trails and social control?
Yes, one quote observes: "People are leaving trails everywhere they go; automated web crawlers tell you an awful lot about their social activities."
Is there a quote about cryptography giving you control over your own data?
Yes, one quote explains: "I thought cryptography was a technique that did not require your trusting other people-that if you encrypted your files, you would have the control to make the choice."
Is there a quote about not letting something like an award show control your happiness?
Yes, one quote says: "It would be a mistake to hinge my happiness on something so completely out of my control." For more on this theme, see our Controlling quotes.
Is there a quote about lacking control over creative work?
Yes, one quote admits: "I don't have control over what's on screen, and that's terrifying." For more on this feeling, see our Controlled quotes.
Where can I find more variations on the theme of control?
Check out our Control Freak quotes for a more intense take, or our Controls quotes for related lines.

Quotes about resisting outside control appear on our Control Freak page, while Controlled quotes look at the other side of that relationship.